with my AC810S, increase the signal from 2 bars to 4 bars. Speed was from 2Mbps to 6Mbps, that was the cap speed of my 4G access oversea. However, I have to place the antenna next to the window to get the full benifit. Also, using the Aircard Smart Cradle improved signal from 2 to 3 bars. Using the Aircard Smart Cradle and 1X(GPRS GSM 4G LTE 35dBi 791-2690MHz Antenna Booster Signal SMA Male Plug 2 O1W0 got me full 4 bars 6Mbps and a very stable connection.

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mine was a simple instalation. inside the house against the window. The suction mount was poor, we ended up with cable ties to have it next to the window. Don't think it will last long with the elements and the cable run is short. The antenna gave it a better position and better gain. I've since saw some outdoor 4G antennas that can be mounted on a pole. My only concern with that set up the cable is very long. Not sure if the unit itself can power the antenna for a long distance. What kind of set up are you trying to achieve? Is it for a temporately location or a permanant 4g/Wifi setup for the home?

At the place of installation, oversea, the indoor 4G signal are pretty good, however not stable and can varies depends on the time of the day. Having a short run 2-3 meters of cable to the higher gain antenna helps to give us a more stable connection and results in better speed.

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What is your set up and what are you trying to achieve? Is there other options like cable internet or nbn etc?

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I have a 2 port (t9) plate in the living room wall where AC800S will reside and it has a 6-metre cable run to the outside antenna mount. I have twin cables laid on to the antenna mount point. Not sure of whether a power booster would be required - from what I've described, is it likely.

If so any recommendations as to what a power booster might be?

The nearest Optus 4G tower is 2.2km (line of sight) away with Bands 28, 3 & 1. I usually receive 3 bars on an Optus sim but at times 4.

Would like the steadiness of full signal as my goal.

No FTTN is this town. No Cable. NBN have visited and determined that, using the present Fixed Wireless antenna about 4.5km distant, we do not have a signal (a hill in the road).

I'm not interested in Satellite - too little day time GB available for too much money.

Given what bands I have on my Optus 4G tower that particular antenna would not be suitable, but www.4gltemall.com suggest that a directional antenna is more suited to signal problem as opposed to omnidirectional type (that you have).

I think a 6Meters runs would be okay without a booster. Always, can try it first and see how stable your connection is. For your situation, I agree with your pick of outdoor antenna as the one on my first post is design for indoor and high density area. For an outdoor antenna I would suggest you have some sort of lightning protection, depending on the high. I am no experience in this area and would strongly recommend you research up or contact the antenna seller for more advice. The last thing you want is to create a lightning rod into your livingroom.

My set up was at a high density urban area the signal were between 2-3 bars, with the little indoor antenna booster, I managed to get 3-4 bars, mostly 4 bars with it facing the window. I have tried the 810s with the dock and tplink mr400. The 810s gave me better indoor wifi signal and more stable. However, I wasn't keen with a battery constantly charging. So ended up with the tplink Mr400 setup.

Another thing to consider is that the 800S wifi coverage would be average. I found it without the dock will give me about 5M range. With the dock able to cover 70% of a 2 storey home. Anything beyond that would degrade the speed. Depending on your usage area you might want to consider the dock, a wifi router that supports 4G mobile dongle like the asus RTAC66UB1 or RT-AC86U etc to give you better wifi coverage or even go with the TP-Link MR400. The TPlink uses the SMA connector and the wifi is better but not amazing.

Getting a good signal in is step 1, step 2 would be getting that signal via the wifi then to your devices.

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